The Salford Trail is a new, long distance walk of about 50
miles/80 kilometres and entirely within the boundaries
of the City of Salford. The route is varied, going through
rural areas and green spaces, with a little road walking
in between. Starting from the cityscape of Salford Quays,
the Trail passes beside rivers and canals, through country
parks, fields, woods and moss lands. It uses footpaths,
tracks and disused railway lines known as ‘loop lines’.
The Trail circles around to pass through Kersal, Agecroft,
Walkden, Boothstown and Worsley before heading off to
Chat Moss. The Trail returns to Salford Quays from the
historic Barton swing bridge and aqueduct.
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Country Park
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Irlam
Cadishead
The map above shows the full Salford Trail route in relation
to Salford’s boundary. The route highlighted and marked as
number nine refers to the route from Brookhouse to Irlam.
Bus stop location
10, 63
Verdant Lane
During the walk
67, 100
Bus stop location Merlin Road
(about 1 km off the route)
5 miles/8 km, about 2.5 hours
End of walk
Bus Number
67, 100
Train
Irlam Station
brookhouse to irlam
This walk crosses the wide open spaces
of Chat Moss, with an option to visit a
fishermen’s cafe, ending on the main road
and bus route in Irlam. It can be combined
with walk 10 to reach Cadishead.
more information
For information on any changes in the route please
go to visitsalford.info/thesalfordtrail
For background on the local history that you will
come across on the trail or for information on
wildlife please go to thesalfordtrail.btck.co.uk
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The Trail has been divided into sections, each accessible
by public transport. There is a leaflet for each section
describing the route and giving the transport options.
These leaflets are available from your local Gateway Centre
or you can download them from the website
visitsalford.info/thesalfordtrail
look out for
the salford trail
waymarker.
Bus Number
Bus stop location Liverpool Road
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To continue onto Walk 10 to Cadishead take the
footpath on the right at the bend just after the fork
and refer to the Walk 10 leaflet.
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Continue ahead to reach Astley Road. (The road
straight ahead at this crossroad is private.) Turn left
and after about 800 m cross over the motorway and
take the next right hand fork.
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Refreshment Diversion. After about 1.5 km at the
second set of footpath signs (at the end of a small
wood) you can turn left for a short detour to Moss
Farm Fisheries and Lakeside café.
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The road soon bears right to become a peaceful treelined lane with open moss on either side away from
the noise of the motorway. This is Twelve Yards Road
- over 3 km long long and dead straight!
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Soon you reach the beginning of the Moss and Barton
Airport. At the first T junction turn right; after about
200 m cross a small stream and immediately turn left
into a large field. Keeping the airport on your left walk
along this path until you reach a group of trees. The
path continues ahead through another field to reach
Tunnel Farm. Turn right here onto a quiet road which
soon crosses over the M62 motorway. After crossing
the bridge turn left and drop down alongside the
motorway.
To complete Walk 9 to Irlam follow Astley Road,
which leads directly to Liverpool Road in Irlam and
bus stops. Irlam railway station is 400m to the right the station cafe and museum is well worth a visit.
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The walk begins at Peel Green cemetery. Go down
Verdant Lane, keeping the cemetery on your left. As
the road curves to the right a high fence appears to
block access to a track straight ahead. It doesn’t! Go
through the gap and onto the path, still keeping the
cemetery on your left.
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